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Tag Archives: Presidential history
The Third Battle of the Bills: Taft & Bryan
In 1908, William Jennings Bryan was once again the Democratic Candidate against… William Howard Taft President Theodore Roosevelt had been in the White House for 7-and-a-half years. He had been elected as VP under Republican William McKinley in his second … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Judge Alton Parker, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William McKinley, Presidential campaigns, Presidential history, the election of 1904, The election of 1908, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, William Howard Taft, William Jennings Bryan, William McKinley
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The Assassin and FDR-the-POTUS-Elect
Less than a month before FDR’s first inauguration in 1933, he was the target of an assassination attempt. FDR: President Elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an unlikely candidate for President in 1932. The 50-year-old New York patrician had a pleasant, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, FDR, Feather Schwartz Foster, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Giuseppe Zangara Giuseppe "Joe" Zangara, history, Miami history, NY Governor Franklin D Roosevelt, President Herbert Hoover, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidential history, the Assassination of Anton Cermak, the attempted assassination of FDR, US history, White House history
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Woodrow Wilson and the Suffragettes
Woodrow Wilson liked women – and he liked intelligent women. WW: A Boy and His Family Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) grew up surrounded by three doting women: his mother, Jessie Woodrow – and two older sisters. A younger brother didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged "Remember the Ladies", Abigail Adams, American history, Edith Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Edith Bolling Wilson, First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, history, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential history, the woman's suffrage movement, US history, votes for women, White House history, Woman Suffrage, woman's history, Woodrow Wilson
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TR: Marching With Kings
Thousands of people watched the funeral parade of King Edward VII. The POTUS and the King The nearly eight years Theodore Roosevelt spent as President coincided with the reign of Edward VII (1841-1910) of England. TR was only 42 when … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged American history, British history, Death of King Edward VII, Feather Schwartz Foster, former President Theodore Roosevelt, history, King Edward VII, P:resident William Howard Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential history, the last parade of European royalty, The last parade of Kings, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt attends the King's funeral, Theodore Roosevelt on Safari in Africa, TR, US history, White House history
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George Washington and The Royal Gift
George Washington’s heart was never far from his beloved plantation GW: Planter George Washington made his considerable mark and everlasting fame as a soldier, but his dearest love was Mount Vernon, his Northern Virginia plantation, situated just a stone’s throw … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, Presidential Sites
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington as planter, George Washington mule breeder, George Washington's donkey Royal Gift, George Washington's plantation, history, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon plantation history, mules at Mount Vernon, Presidential history, Royal Gift, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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Abraham Lincoln and Smallpox
Abraham Lincoln suffered from variola (smallpox) when he was in the White House. November, 1863 Almost as an afterthought, President Lincoln had been invited to make “a few appropriate remarks” at an event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In July, a massive … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, John G. Nicolay, John Hay, Lincoln's health history, Lincoln's Secretaries, Orator Edward Everett, PA Governor Andrew Curtin, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, the battle of Gettysburg, US history, Variola and smallpox, White House history, William Stoddard
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Bess Truman and The Airplane
Few First Ladies were as reluctant as Bess Truman. Bess: The Reluctant Everything Bess Wallace (1885-1982) was considered outgoing and personable all the way through high school. She was a good student, an excellent athlete (a rarity at the turn … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Harry S Truman
Tagged American First Ladies, American history, Bess Truman's family life, Bess Wallace Truman, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Bess Truman, First Lady History, Harry Truman, history, Margaret Truman, Mrs. Truman christens a plane, President Harry S Truman, President Harry Truman, Presidential history, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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The Private Sorrow of Eliza McCardle Johnson
First Lady Eliza McCardle Johnson. Quick Bio on Eliza Eliza McCardle (1810-1876) was Tennessee-born and an only child. While most of the American First Ladies were middle-class gentry, if not out-and-out well-to-do, Eliza was likely the poorest of the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Andrew Johnson
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Eliza Johnson, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Eliza Johnson, First Lady History, history, Martha Johnson Patterson, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Senator Andrew Johnson, Tennessee politician Andrew Johnson, The children of Andrew Johnson, the sons of Andrew Johnson, The sons of Eliza Johnson, US history, White House history
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The White House Conservatory: The Lost Treasure
Arguably the largest of all lost White House treasures, is the Conservatory. The Greenhouse Concept Some three hundred years ago, the first greenhouse was built in Colonial America. The concept had been known in Europe for some time: to provide … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Presidential Sites, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Mary Lincoln, flowers in the White House, Harriet Lane, Lucy Hayes' avant garde dinner service, Nellie Grant's White House Wedding, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President Grover Cleveland, President James Buchanan, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Crystal Palace, The White House Conservatory, US history, White House history
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101 Presidential Insults: A Book Review:
Author Mike Purdy is a professional political guy: a speaker, podcaster, and frequent contributor/talking head on an A-list of media outlets. He’s pretty good at it, and likable, too. Now he has added to his already impressive resume with a … Continue reading
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